‘Wonder Woman 1984’ pushed to 2020 release, ‘Jungle Cruise’ film also docked to same year
THE Patty Jenkins- directed sequel to 2017's big hit ‘Wonder Woman', starring Gal Gadot, will no longer land Nov 1, 2019, but seven months later on June 5, 2020.
Star Gal Gadot took to Twitter to announce the change, adding, “Be there or be square!!!”.
In a statement, domestic distribution head Jeff Goldstein said, “We had tremendous success releasing the first Wonder Woman film during the summer so when we saw an opportunity to take advantage of the changing competitive landscape, we did. This move lands the film exactly where it belongs.”
The first ‘Wonder Woman' film was the highest- grossing film of summer 2017 with US$ 412.5 million at the US box office, and US$ 821.8 million worldwide.
‘Wonder Woman 1984' will be the eighth instalment in the DC Universe, and the fourth movie centred on Wonder Woman.
Gadot stars as the titular superhero, with Chris Pine returning as Steve Trevor. Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen will reprise their roles, while Kristen Wiig joins the cast as supervillain Cheetah. Pedro Pascal also stars.
Meanwhile, the latest movie project based on a Disney theme park attraction has been put back to 2020, with the adventure film's leading man Dwayne Johnson making the announcement.
'Jungle Cruise' is the latest to
We had tremendous success releasing the first Wonder Woman film during the summer so when we saw an opportunity to take advantage of the changing competitive landscape, we did. Jeff Goldstein, domestic distribution head
join the club -- the movie will now be arriving July 24, 2020, according to an update posted by co-star Dwayne Johnson.